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Stern view of the submarine tender, USS Fulton, (right), with four US Navy destroyers in the background

Oro Bay, New Guinea. 1943-04. The first Regimental Aid Post and Admission Room at the Main Dressing Station, 10th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps

Probably Ward's Airfield, New Guinea. 1942-12. Members of the Electrical Section, No. 1 Operational Training Unit (OTU) RAAF, at Ward Strip. Left to right: back row: Corporal Reg Little, Corporal ..

Ward's Airfield, Papua. 1942-12. Members of the electrical staff of No. 1 Operational Training Unit (OTU) RAAF at Ward Strip, near Port Moresby. Left to right: back row: Flight Sergeant R. B. ..

At sea, 1943-10-06. Three members of the crew of HMAS Wagga on the deck with the dog "Gunner" who fell overboard from the United States troopship A.D. White and was rescued by HMAS Wagga in the ..

Port Moresby, Papua. 1940-09-12. The chorus line of the amateur cast of a patriotic concert, providing entertainment in aid of the Red Cross, on stage. Members of the 'Sunny Side Up Company', they ..

Port Moresby, Papua. c. 1914. Three children of the cast of a patriotic concert entertainment on stage following a performance at the Literary Institute Hall. The boy on the right holding the ..

Oro Bay, New Guinea. 1943-05. Improvised petrol filter used in the transport workshop, at the Medical Dressing Station, 10th Australian Field Ambulance

Port Moresby, Papua. 1940-09-12. The chorus line of the cast of a patriotic concert, providing entertainment in aid of the Red Cross, on stage. They are performing a routine 'Hap, Hap, Happy Day ..

Bougainville, Solomon Islands. 1945. B2/472 (field service number (Hugh Matthew McInnes, film cameraman (cinematographer) of the Department of Information, attached to the Australian Army as an ..

Port Moresby, Papua. Looking from the north side across the bay towards the harbour entrance, jetty and town

Bougainville, Solomon Islands. Three servicemen leaning over the windscreen of a RAN jeep numbered 0844. (Donor P White)